Korea vs Latvia: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 7,558 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 4,430 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Latvia's figure about 2.4 times Korea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 1st of 3 groups.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,323 Years per 100 000 persons | 25,193 Years per 100 000 persons | 14,870 Years per 100 000 persons | Latvia |
| 1990s | 8,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 25,947 Years per 100 000 persons | 17,443 Years per 100 000 persons | Latvia |
| 2000s | 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,999 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,349 Years per 100 000 persons | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,242 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,475 Years per 100 000 persons | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3,166 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,812 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,646 Years per 100 000 persons | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 7,558 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Korea and Latvia?
- 4,430 Years per 100 000 persons, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Korea ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 1st of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Potential years of life lost. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) is a summary measure of premature mortality which provides an explicit way of weighting deaths occurring at younger ages, which are, a priori, preventable. The calculation of PYLL involves summing up deaths occurring at each age and multiplying this with the number of remaining years to live up to a selected age limit. The limit of 75 years has been chosen for the calculations in OECD Health Statistics. The selected ICD categories presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.